The Town of Swansea and AECOM had determined that #50 is the most problematic of these three outfalls. And of all the 44 outfalls they studied, #50 received the 2nd highest estimated nitrogen loading rate at 68.52 pounds per year. Will our assessment confirm their findings? Is an extended dry detention pond the optimal solution in the nearby Town-owned parcel – or is a combination of interventions needed? 

The Town of Swansea is also participating in a stormwater training series being run by the Southeast New England Program (SNEP) -- to build knowledge on best management practices and benefit from technical assistance for a nature-based stormwater retrofit design at Compton’s Corner. SRPEDD and Save the Bay have been facilitating these trainings.  

Additionally, with the supervision, training, and help with the labs at University of Dartmouth School of Marine Science and Technology, known as SMAST, SRPEDD has partnered with professor Sara Horvet and her team. SRPEDD was trained on stormwater quality testing and utilizes Horvet's lab at SMAST along with the New Bedford Public Health Water Testing facilities with Christina Eckenreiter to sample results obtained at the Compton's Corner site. The SRPEDD team has worked closely with those labs to utilize those results in prioritizing which sites to retrofit.